MUNCIE, Ind. – The
women’s swimming and diving team started off the ninth-annual Doug Coers
Invitational in exciting fashion, winning all five of the swimming events
Friday evening. Several Cardinals were able to break season bests and personal
bests. The Cardinals lead the field with 287 points.

Junior Emily Wisolek (Middlebury, Ind./Northridge) swam a
season-best 5:10.64 to take first place in the 500 free. Classmate Cheyanne Jackson (Atlanta,
Ind./Hamilton Heights) came in second at 5:13.72. Sophomore Leighann Mattson
(Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville) turned in personal-best time of 5:18.38 to
capture fifth place. Classmate Kayla Hussey (Goshen, Ind./Goshen) came in
sixth, touching at 5:19.73.

Junior Haley Richter (Roanoke, Ind./Columbia City) was one
of fifth Cardinals who swam season bests in the 200 IM. Richter came in first
place with a time of 2:07.87. Junior Mallory Miles (Holland, Ind./Southridge) ,
junior Jackie Iglesias (Aurora, Ill./West Aurora) and Imbro rounded out the top
four with season-best times of 2:09.86, 2:10.07, 2:10.69 and 2:12.59. Senior Katelyn
Pratt (Greenville, Ohio/Greenville) came in fifth with a time of 2:12.59.

Sophomore Carlena Magley (Waterloo, Ind./DeKalb) won the 50
free at 24.15. Bischoff swam a personal best to finish second at 24.16. Senior
Cori Vormohr (Portland, Ind./Jay County) turned in a season best at 24.98 for
fourth place. Przybylinski came in fifth (25.12), while Elaine Pitsas (Munster,
Ind./Munster) and Dana Graunke (Colgate, Wis./Germantown) finished sixth and
eighth with times of 25.47 and 25.77, respectively.

The 400 medley relay team of Pratt, Ruehl, Richter and
Magley turned in a season-best time of 3:54.03 for first place.

In the 1 meter diving competition, freshman Madie Zirzow
(Crown Point, Ind./Homestead) came in third with a mark of 242.85 followed by
Jamie Denlinger (Elkhart, Ind./Northridge) and Natalie Grissom (Franklin,
Ind./Franklin) who scored 233.00 and 231.25 points respectively.

The Doug Coers Invitational continues Saturday with a 9 a.m.
and 3 p.m. session for swimming. Diving will begin at 1 p.m. Check
ballstatesports.com for more news and updates on women’s swimming and diving.